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CHAPTER 7

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Chapter 1, Purpose and Need

40 CFR 1500.1. Purpose.

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Chapter 2, Alternatives

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Chapter 3, Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences

40 CFR 1500. Purpose, Policy, and Mandate.

64 FR 28545. May 26, 1999. FRA Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts.

42 USC 4321-4347. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.

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Agricultural Resources

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7 USC 4201(c)(1)(B). General Provisions. Definitions.

7 USC 4201(c)(1)(C). General Provisions. Definitions.

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Hazardous Waste and Waste Disposal

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to Omaha Corridor. Provided by Berry Bennett, Iowa Site Inventory Coordinator, on 

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Section 4(f) and 6(f) Properties

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Nebraska Counties. Retrieved March 2012.

http://www.fws.gov/nebraskaes/Library/NECounty2012.pdf.

USFWS. March 2012a. Illinois County Distribution, Federally Endangered, Threatened, and 

Candidate Species. Retrieved March 2012. 

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/lists/illinois-cty.html.

USFWS. March 2012b. Iowa County Distribution of Federally Threatened, Endangered, 

Proposed and Candidate Species. Retrieved March 2012.

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/lists/iowa_cty.html.

Energy Use and Climate Change

44 FR 75093. December 17, 1979. EO 12185. Conservation of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2012. “Greenhouse effect.” Retrieved on August 6, 2012. 

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/245233/greenhouse-effect.

Indirect and Cumulative Impacts

40 CFR 1508.7. Terminology and Index. Cumulative Impact. 

40 CFR 1508.8(b). Terminology and Index. Effects. 

46 FR 18026. March 23, 1981. Forty Most Asked Questions Concerning CEQ’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Regulations.

CEQ. January 1997. Considering Cumulative Effects Under the National Environmental 

Policy Act. Available online at http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ccenepa/exec.pdf.

Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority. 2012. “Serving Our 

Region.” Metra Connects. Retrieved on May 17, 2012. 

http://metraconnects.metrarail.com/index.php.

FHWA, FAA, Illinois DOT, and Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. October 2012. Elgin 

O’Hare - West Bypass Study Tier Two Final Environmental Impact Statement. 

Available online at http://www.elginoharewestbypass.org/Tier%20Two%20Final%20EIS/Forms/AllItems.aspx.

Illinois DOT and Indiana DOT. January 2013. Illiana Corridor Tier One Final 

Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. Available online at 

http://www.illianacorridor.org/information_center/tier1_feis.aspx.
Chapter 7, References Chicago to Council Bluffs-Omaha Regional Passenger Rail System Planning Study

May 2013 7-12 Tier 1 Service Level EIS

Illinois Tollway. 2012. “Capital Programs.” Construction/Planning. Retrieved May 17, 2012. 

http://www.illinoistollway.com/construction-and-planning/capital-programs.

Iowa DOT. 2012. Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvements. Retrieved May 17, 2012. 

http://www.iowadot.gov/councilbluffs/index.asp.

Chapter 4, Comments and Coordination

FRA and Iowa DOT. April 27, 2012. Draft Alternatives Analysis Report. Chicago to Omaha 

Regional Passenger Rail System Planning Study.

Iowa DOT. March 2, 2012. Agency and Stakeholder Involvement Plan. Chicago to Omaha 

Regional Passenger Rail System Planning Study.